You are probably correct Ricksta! But I'm a cheap sob. My alcohol stoves are made from cast off soda cans and I buy isopropyl alcohol by the gallon for about $5.00. I use it at the rate of about a quarter cup per chimney light. The propane lighter is one of those disposable things you get in multipaks. We use them to light citronella candles in the summer and my bride uses them to light candles indoors. I don't use my propane torch except to light AMNPS pellets. I could probably get a bad burn from the alcohol if I were careless, but I use so little of it that it's doubtful that it could do much real harm. Did I say I was cheap?
You know what I think is a safer but not necessarily a cheaper alternative to lighting the coals? Weber's paraffin cubes, $3.29 for a 24-pack at Lowes or on Amazon. Just place one cube under the starter chimney (which I wish I had bought YEARS ago) and that's all you need. It's great for lighting charcoal, lump charcoal, wood chunks, No alcohol or propane lighters needed. I save my propane torch for lighting my A-MAZE-N Pellet Smoker when I'm using my Masterbuilt 20" Electric Smokehouse.